Perfect Sweet Pongal / Chekkara pongal

 

Sweet Pongal / Chekkara pongal 

 Sweet Pongal / Chekkara pingal 

Use the same measuring cup for all ingredients ( I used 1/2 cup measuring cup)

Set 1:

Rice – 1 cup

Moong dal – 1/2 cup

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Water -5 cups

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Set 2

Jaggery - 2.5 cups and little more if you like more sweet

Water - 1/4 cup

Set 3

Glee - 1/2 cup

Raisins / dry Coconut pieces / Cashews - 1/2 cup

Set 4

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

extra

cloves - 3

 

Method:

Cooking rice and dal

1. Heat oil in instant pot, add 2 tbsps ghee.

2. Now add rice and dal and roast well until a nice smell.

3. Now add 6 cups of water, 1 tbsp of ghee and close the vent and manual cook for 7 mins. switch off one its done.

Now for pakaam - 

4. Now take a pan and add set 2 ingredients like jagerry, water and let it boil nicely on medium flame.

5. Now strain the melted Jagerry and transfer to ab=vove rice and dal mixture.

Frying in mixed nuts -

6. Now in another pan, add set 3 ingredients and fry till golden brown.

7. When they are turning brown, add cloves and fry for a min.

8. Now add nuts mixture to above rice and dal and mix well and switch off pakkam pan.

Final step

9. Now add Set 4 ingredients and mix well for a min and switch off the stove and serve.